In the 1970s, behavioral researcher John B. Calhoun created what looked like paradise—for mice. There was no hunger, no predators, and no disease. Yet within a few years, every mouse was dead. The experiment, known as Universe 25, has become…
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NASA’s new chief has radically rewritten the rules for private space stations
Winners and losers
About five years ago, NASA awarded initial space station development contracts to four different companies: Northrop Grumman, Blue Origin, Axiom Space, and Voyager Space. Since then, Northrop has dropped…
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An “Encounter” With Something From Outside Our Solar System May Have Cooled Earth In A Big Way
As the Moon orbits the Earth, and the Earth circles the Sun, the Sun itself travels around the center of the Milky Way—rising and falling above and below the galaxy’s plane along the way.
A study has suggested that this motion of our star…
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Artemis 2 moon astronauts suit up and enter their Orion spacecraft together for 1st time
The four crewmembers of NASA’s next moon mission are moving closer to their upcoming launch.
The Artemis 2 crew consists of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (commander), Victor Glover (pilot), Christina Koch (mission specialist) and the Canadian…
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China wants to return samples from Mars, but will it allow other nations to inspect its containment methods?
It is a hot debate bracketed by cold hard facts: What are the best methods for handling Mars samples here on Earth?
Planetary protection is a measure to safeguard our world from any contamination that could result from bringing home any potential…
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The Origin of Language by Madeleine Beekman review – the surprising history of speech | Science and nature books
The story of human evolution has undergone a distinct feminisation in recent decades. Or, rather, an equalisation: a much-needed rebalancing after 150 years during which, we were told, everything was driven by males strutting, brawling and…
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mRNA Vaccine Tech Could Transform Medicine and Cure Diseases. RFK, Jr. Just Pulled Its Funding
Why mRNA Vaccines Are So Revolutionary—And What’s at Stake if We Lose Them
Speed and flexibility have made mRNA a blockbuster technology
Lipid nanoparticles, like the one shown in this illustration,…
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Some AI tools don’t understand biology yet
Underwhelming performance
The task in this case is predicting how gene activity might change when genes are altered. When an individual gene is lost or activated, it’s possible that the only messenger RNA that is altered is…
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Massive eruption at Yellowstone National Park closed visitor area – Deseret News
- Yellowstone scientists now have evidence that explains a massive eruption at Black Diamond Pool last year.
- The Biscuit Basin, where the pool is located, has been closed since July 2024 while a cause was determined.
- The eruption destroyed the…
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Record-Setting Tarantulas Boast Longest Sex Organs to Avoid Getting Eaten by Females
In the world of spiders, when it comes to male sex organs, size really does matter.
Researchers have just identified four new species of tarantulas whose genitals are…
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